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Catalina 30 Rudder Craft HDPE rudder George Da Porge at 6:21am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 2/1466 Anyone out there using a Rudder Craft HDPE rudder on their Catalina 30? Thanks!
Dinette table base Guts1236 at 5:41am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 7/1625 I would like to make a smaller table for my dinette style Catalina 30 my question is can anybody poi
1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4821 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1951 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f
Bay Cup 1 in Race Galveston Bay Tx HMT2 at 8:04pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/564 Attention Hunter 31 owners (and others) the BayCup 1 long distance race sponsored by Lakewood Yacht
Heat exchanger ?????? (2) Ken Cross at 6:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1345 Hi everyone. I've removed the end cap from my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F and the photo shows
Adding Jib Furler to H23 Mike48 at 6:55pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/848 I'm installing a Schaefer CF-500 jib furler this spring and the boat is in storage with the mast dow
Lewmar Winches, Evo Vs. Ocean?? Roadking Larry at 6:25pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 5/8209 I sold my Macgregor 26S today so freed up some boat dollars to pour into my Cal 2-27. One of my pri
Clean the sink sailaway78 at 5:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1069 My boat has double sinks, kind of like bar sinks. I have the house bank off center on the port sid
Replacing portlights Sealant? mytime at 3:02pm 02.13.15 Catalina 30 6/4259 I am replacing 4 portlights on our Catalina 30 . I have read a lot of good things about butyl tape a
Chart Plotter rose8878 at 12:44pm 02.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/4197 I want to buy a chart plotter with a fish finder for a sailboat in Lake Erie. Can anyone suggest a g
keeping the elements out (water proofing cabin) capo937 at 12:43pm 02.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1868 My next step in getting S.V. Lucky Lindy squared away is the port lights (windows). Being a 76 Ventu
Upgrading Standing Rigging to 5/32", 5/16 Pins ??? CloudDiver at 10:39am 02.13.15 Catalina 22 7/2762 Let me start off by saying ordering the CD Standing Rigging is the easiest way, and cost effective a
Decorating the Bulkhead (1) Cambo at 8:00am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4503 I've been thinking about spring projects and one thing I would like to do is spruce up the forward b
C30 Tall Rig bridge height question Harleyreef at 7:50am 02.13.15 Catalina 30 9/4432 I previously sold my Catalina 22 and looking at purchasing a Catalina 30 tall rig. I would need to
Spending a few days in SoCal - any ideas on what to do/see? holdech at 7:48am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1792 I have a conference in Vegas in a weeks time. After the conference I plan to rent a car, have my wif
12 volt fridge qiestions DougM at 5:30am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/5467 This is just a curiosity thing. My boat has a refrigerator that has for all intents and purposes ne
FWIW, I'm just passing this on... Ron20324 at 5:27am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 39/4611 Penetrating Oils "Machinist's Workshop" recently published information on various penetra
Comprehensive Sailing Manual Panamax at 4:48am 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1045 Can anyone provide a recommendation for a comprehensive sailing manual? I tried a search of the sit
Westphal 28 amessick at 4:35am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/4840 I'm looking to buy a Westphal 28 One - Design that's fairly inexpensive and fairly close to me. But

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Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:38am 10.22.23 220901
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:37am 10.22.23
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 7:27am 10.22.23 Thanks for the info! I'll pick one of them and get it ordered. Sir Michael
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 10.22.23 As a dealer, I dealt with many owning small trailerable sailboats many of which I introduced. The m
Acrylic Hatch Sealant JBP-PA at 6:15am 10.22.23 The usual contenders are Dow 795 silicone 3M 4000 UV polyether Sika 295 UV polyurethane
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:12am 10.22.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? That's a good sign that the paper charts are up to d
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Arthur K at 4:55am 10.22.23 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your prompt reply. Since you can't see the entire setup, here are some furthe
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 4:44am 10.22.23 220900
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 9:47pm 10.21.23 That would certainly solve my bottom-cleaning issues.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup WayneH at 9:21pm 10.21.23 I'm not a diesel mechanic and I haven't slept in a Holiday Inn Express so take this for what you pai
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:40pm 10.21.23 That's on you. We miss you too. And that's on you, as well. Just hangout here, who cares if you s
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:31pm 10.21.23
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:12pm 10.21.23 I'm sorry to hear that Beneteau doesn't make the original any more. Maybe you should be grateful 'cu
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (3) Arthur K at 6:02pm 10.21.23 I have a similar problem on my 2005 Beneteau 323. The holding tank is installed in the cockpit locke
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:25pm 10.21.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :beer: (That is me... being p
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:30pm 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986:XDY Z nnnn F 6 8
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:26pm 10.21.23 But if you use a 14 month year, you'll be younger. :biggrin::beer: Well, I certainly can't argue w
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 1:46pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up bef
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Terry Cox at 12:44pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up befo
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 12:17pm 10.21.23 "Desperate times call for desperate measures". The difference here is that when you glow plug for

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